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The "Year 2000 Problem," otherwise known as the Y2K bug, was a major source of anxiety at the turn of the 21st century and ...
Thankfully, the so-called "year 2000 problem" didn't live up to the hype. NPR covered Y2K preparations for several years leading up to the new millennium. Here's a snapshot of how people coped, as ...
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He is currently working on a book about the year 2000 computer problem (Y2K). Made by History takes readers beyond the headlines with articles written and edited by professional historians.
The year 2000 problem was that many early computer programs saved memory by abbreviating years to two digits. And in the days leading up to the new millennium, ...
Thankfully, the so-called "year 2000 problem" didn't live up to the hype. NPR covered Y2K preparations for several years leading up to the new millennium.
By now the dreaded "Year 2000" (aka. Y2K, Millennium Bug) and the possibility of embedded chip problems for the shipping industry is, or should be, a top agenda item for most companies.
Called the year 2000 problem, it became known simply as Y2K. As news stories spread some people prepared for the worst, stockpiling food and a survival gear. But in the end, the problem was fixed.
In the Y2K movie—which was directed by Saturday Night Live alum Kyle Mooney, who also co-wrote with Evan Winter—the Year 2000 problem is re-imagined. Technology doesn’t just crash—it comes ...
Sir, - The Family Money column (April 24th) referred to the Year 2000 problem in the context of Insurance. It said that computers built prior to 1995 were subject to failure.